Sash construction.



PATENTED FEB. 12, 1907.

E. L. UHARROIN.

SASH CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.14, 190a.

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' EUGENE L. oHARRoI OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON' SASH consr nuc'rlou.

Specification of Letters lPatent. Application filed March 14, 1906.Serial to. 306,043.

Patent ed Feb. 12,1907.

To all whom it may concern:-

.Be it known that I, EUGENE L. CHARROIN,

5 county of King and State of-Washington,

have invented certain new and useful-Improvements in Sash Constructions,of which the following is a specification.

- My invention re ates to improvements in sash constructions, havingmore particular reference to those of the fireproof type ;.and theprimary object thereof is to provide an improved structure which willembrace but few parts, thereby enabling it to be manufactured at acomparatively low cost, and which will be strong, durable, and veryefficient in operation.

With-the above and other desirable objects in view the inventionconsists of the construction, arrangement, and combinations of artshereinafter described, and succinctly defined in the appended claims.

, Referring to t e drawin s, in which'like numerals of reference in'cate like parts throughout the several views, Figure 1 is a verticalcross-section throu h a windowframe having sash constructe in accordancewith my invention-arranged therein. Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 22 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is an enlar ed fragmentarydetailview inperspective-o one of the sash removed from the window-frame.

. Reference-numeral 1 indicates the windowframe, and 2 the upper andlower sash pro-- vided in their side edges with grooves 2, in whichguide-beads 3 on, the window-frame are received and said sash therebyslidably mounted. One sash isprovided in the upper face of its top railwith a groove for rece tion of a bead, as 5, while the other has theower face of its bottom rail constructed in a similar manner forreception of another bead, as 5, provided on the sill of thewindow-frame. Otherwise, however, the two sash are substantially thesame in construction, and a description of one will therefore sufiice.

Reference-numeral 6 indicates the reinforcing-frame of the sash, thesame consisting of top, bottom, and side walls, as nowconsidered, formedof bars approximately U shape in cross-section and arranged with 7 theiropen sides outward, and these ars can be secured to other in any desiredmanner to rovide a rigid structure, a preferred mode,

orars exten g beyond the adjacent end portions of the side walls thereofand bent to.form an lar extensions 6, which are riveted, as s own, orotherwise secured to the web portions of the frame side bars, as clearlyshown in Fig. 3.

Reference-numerals 7 indicate shell-like sections of sheet metal bent to.the desired form and arran ed over the'several walls of.

the frame 6 wit their edge ortions bent at 7 into the channels of saibars'and their opposite side ortions in even and firm enthe top -rail)is-formed in two longitudin parts 7,which bearon the sidefaces of theinclosed frame-bar and have their innerlongitudinal portions bent overthe inner face thereof. and'then again bent to form opposite portions orwalls 7 which project through a the opposite faces thereof,

slot 8, formed in said bar, and have their projecting'portions'bentapart and down u on said bar. The other sections 7 have t eir inner endsclosed and are a proximately U- shaped'in cross-'s'ection,an in-theseclosed ends of the sections I form grooves by bending inwardly themetal, as clearly shown, said grooves 8' being adapted for reception ofthe sash-glass and having their bottom walls bearing on; the adjacentbars of the reinforcmg frame. The grooves in those sections forming thestiles of the sash register with slot 8, so that the glass can bereadily seated therein when inserted through said slot.

To give the sash a neater appearance, I

.close the outer portions of the channels of those bars inthemeeting-rails of the upper and lower sash, that channel in the lowerrail of the uppersash'being closed by a portion 9 of the sheet-metalsection 7 and the channel in the upper rail of the lower sash beingclosed'by a removable closure 10. The lower rail of the upper sash isformed with an outwardly-projecting lip 11, whichis overlapped by a lip11, formed on closure 10, the two lips cooperating to form a guard, asis obvious. 1

By providing the U-shaped reinforcingbars aside .from materiallyreducing the weight of the frame those portions of the sections forminthe opposite sides of the sash are held firm l tionof the beads 3' and55 are convenient y y and smoothly in their spaced-. apart relationand,further, grooves'for rece provided. The function of the beads 5 5 inthe grooves of the-adjacent sash- $253; "a

viously primarily to form a perfect joint between these portions of therespective sash and the window-frame, -but in addition between which thesash-glass IS'I'GGGiVGd, and

internal reinforcing means forrigidly holding the side walls of saidrails and stiles in their spaced 'apart relation.

2. A sash consisting ofmetal shell-like rails and stiles, and areinforcin means arranged in said rails and stiles an; having 0positewallsrfitting snugly against-the si e walls thereof: f

3. A sash formed off'm and' rovide'd with grooves for reception the gass, said sash consisting of shell-like rails and stiles,

' and reinforcing means arranged therein, said reinforcing means fittingsnugly between the opposite side walls of said rails and stiles so as toreinforce the same and having the metal forced inwardl in theformationof said grooves bearing t ereagainst.

4. A sash consistlng of a frame having top, bottom and side walls formedin their outer edge portions with grooves, and a sheetmetal facingfitted .over said frame, the outer portion of said facing being securedin said grooves and-the inner portion thereof bent toward the adjacentwalls of said frame to form opposite walls between which the sash glasscan be fitted. Y

5. sash consistingof a frame formed of top, bottom and side walls, oneof said walls being formed with a slot to permit of the insertion of theglass, and a facing fitted over the walls of said frame so as to bereinforced thereb and provided with seats for the glass a ining wlthsaidslot. p

6. A "sash consisting of a frame-formed of top, bottom and side walls,said top wall'having its outer edge portion formed with. a

channel, a facing fitting over the walls of said frame and secured insaid channel,--and a-closure removabl secured in the outer portion ofsaid :channe of the top walL- a 7. A sash consisting of a frame hav-inits top wall formed in its upper face with a c annel, a facing for theframe hav'in portions projecting mto said channel where y=it is secured,and a cover removablysecured in said channel and having a lip projectingbegond one side face of the sash to form a guar for thepurposespecified. a r

8. The combination of the window-frame, guide beads on the oppositesides thereof, a sash, and bars in the stiles of said sash .providedwith grooves, said guide+beads iprojecting into the grooves of saidbars, for the purpose specified;

Signed at Seattle, Washmg' ton, this 5th day of March, 1906. I a

Witnesses: I p

, GEO. R. TENNANT,

ARLITA Anms.

EUGENE L. OHARROIN.

